Hargreaves says 23-year-old has been Chelsea’s best player in last two wins

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Owen Hargreaves has praised versatile Chelsea forward Kai Havertz and his performance in the team’s last two wins.

There are a few standout performances at Chelsea in the last two games, including Marc Cucurella, Ben Chilwell, and Enzo Fernandez, but in terms of the attack, Havertz clearly made the biggest impact.

The 23-year-old ended his seven-game goal drought in midweek and once again got on the score sheet on Saturday in the 3-1 win over Leicester City.

It is safe to say that Hargreaves was impressed by Havertz’s recent form.

“They’ve turned it around a little bit. Goalscoring has been a big issue for them,” the former England international told Premier League Productions (via Optus Sport).

“Three goals [against Leicester]… Kai Havertz was the best player again [on Saturday] and he was [also] the best player in midweek against Borussia Dortmund.

“I know he [Graham Potter] doesn’t have a centre-forward but Havertz has done a pretty good job of filling in.”

While on paper, Havertz played as a number nine in both games, he actually played deeper — and this might have been key to his turnaround.

Instad, Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk, who have the pace to exploit space behind opposition defenders, led the line for Chelsea against Dortmund and Leicester, respectively.

The formation change, from a back-four to a back-tree, made this possible.

Instead of relying on wingers, Chelsea had wing-backs to provide width, and allow both Havertz and Joao Felix to operate as number 10s behind the Sterling and Mudryk.

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